We drove out to visit with Sandy and Sue and Rebecca

Emily got to stay up late. She says the flash is especially bright. :)

What a weekend!

Emily reported for surgery Friday at 7:30 am. She got her own drafty gown and everything!!
The Happy Juice kicked in pretty quickly, so there were no tears when they wheeled her away from us... well, no tears from her at least.
An orange sticker dot.... the high tech way of making sure they do surgery on the correct eye. And lots of monitoring wires to grab at while she was feeling happy go loopy.
She came out from general anesthesia okay, and by that evening she was feeling fine. So we went to hang out at the Lansings and play Catan. Emily was on Chris's team. She especially liked eating the dice. No Heimlich necessary, thankfully.
Bridger was on David's team. They beat us all as they settled and seafared their way to victory!
And on Saturday we went and hung out with the Amanos. Emily thinks lots of children = lots of fun!

Emily's first airplane ride.... to Montana

She found flying to be exhilarating. She was crazy hyper all the way til we got there at 11pm, which was very entertaining for us, although a little tiring since she didn't have a seat.
We stayed at Grandma Donna's house for the 10 days, and were treated to some good eats! Grandma also babysat Em so we could go do fun things... out to eat, see Mummy movie, etc.
Emily had fun playing with Papa Eakman and her 4 cousins in Montana.
Here's Scott and Em with Scott's grandparents... (Em's great-grandparents).
Scott's brother and his sweet family. These kiddos are wonderful little people!
A belated Birthday celebration for Emily.... complete with a cake made by Grandma Donna. Emily really liked the frosting! I had to hold her grabby hands back so someone else could bring the cake close enough for a picture. Grandma put an edible transfer on it... pretty cute!
Enjoying a Farmers Market/Community Bazaar on Saturday morning.
Scott's brother, dad, and dad's parents.... lots of Eaks
Emily opening presents at her birthday party
Cousin Brae helps Em count her birthday money
Going out to eat pizza with Uncle, Auntie, cousins and Grandma
Fun with the cousins at their house! It was great to see everyone up there!

Xian comes to visit!

Xian, Carey's dearest friend from China, came to stay with us for 10 days! We had so much fun!
My mom and I took her to San Francisco, here's Lombard Street
A very yummy lunch in Chinatown!
It was the first time for Xian and my mom to ride a cable car
Me and Xian with sparkly man
Xian cooks Chinese food for us at home
We take her out to Mexican food
Everyone has a good time at the doggie park
Leatherby's is a treat for all!
We had a blast together.... Emily and Bridger both just adored Xian!

Emily is ONE YEAR OLD today!!!

We always heard they grow up fast, but wow..........
Gramps and Grams Buss came to enjoy the occasion with us! Emily drew a crowd when she busted out her busy ball popper toy!

Grams taught Emily lots of fun new games!
Shopping at IKEA!
Emily loves IKEA as much as the rest of us now!
Puppy dog cupcakes, and hats for one and all. :)

Learning how to open presents!
These goggies taste good!

Whoa, sugar rush.
This is the best birthday ever!
You can see Bridger stayed close by to clean up the floor.


When Em was cleaned up and put to bed, we played a rousing game of Settlers of Catan. My parents celebrated their 34th anniversary this weekend as well. :) What a blessing!

treats!

So yesterday Emily was playing on the rug in the living room while I was in the kitchen. I thought she was amusing herself by trying to drink from her sippy cup. (She usually just licks the bottom of it...??? whilst being very happy to have a sippy cup in hand.) But when I returned a minute later to see how she was doing, I found her gnawing on one of Bridger's half eaten doggie treats. Mmmmmm.
Bridger has never really understood why we buy him doggie treats anyways. He considers himself a people.

The 4th

We went to the Messers for the 4th, and had a wonderful meal and fireworks show! Emily dressed in her red white and blue, but slept through all the fireworks. :)
Today Emily is sick. She woke up crying at 4am with a fever of 103. It's been 103 most of the day and she's been miserable... not as happy as she was in these week old pics. :) She's been throwing up and just all around miserable! We pray she'll be better soon.
Dinner time!

To Bako for Father's Day Weekend!

The evening we arrived in Bako, my parent's house was without power for about 4 hours.... during which time Emily became very attached to this froggy lantern my mom had.
Emily applauding us for bringing her to spend time with her Grandma Buss. They had lots of fun together! Scott and I even got to steal away and go see Prince Caspian while the grandparents babysat! That was sure a special treat! We got to use some free tickets someone had given us back at Christmas! Thanks mom and dad!! Great movie, huh?! Loved it!
Grandpa Buss... with Emily describing to him the many wonders of the froggy lantern.
Emily with Great-Grandma Buss, who gave her this new book that can go in the bathtub or anywhere! Her tongue has been sticking out a lot these days... maybe because of teething?? (which the book is also good with!) Thanks Great Grandma Buss!!
Daddy's first Father's Day.... a relaxing Sunday afternoon.
Em's game face... she likes to make us laugh